The Maroa-Forsyth Trojans will take on the Williamsville Bullets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Williamsville is hoping to do what Olympia couldn't on Friday: put an end to Maroa-Forsyth's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Maroa-Forsyth took their game at home with ease, bagging a 61-33 victory over Olympia. The score was close at the half, but the Trojans pulled away in the second half with 33 points.
It was another big night for Ryne Sheppard, who threw for 294 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 85% of his passes, and also rushed for 78 yards on only eight carries. Another player making a difference was Grant Smith, who picked up 134 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Maroa-Forsyth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Williamsville entered their tilt with New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Vipers 39-7 on the road.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Braddock Cates and Clark Anthony Nelson. Cates had a great game and rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Anthony Nelson did his best for the losing side, rushing for 98 yards and a touchdown.
Maroa-Forsyth's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Williamsville, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Maroa-Forsyth has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 302.9 passing yards per game. Williamsville, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 273.6 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Maroa-Forsyth didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Williamsville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 25-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maroa-Forsyth since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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